Caraballo & Associates

Facebook Friends…Interview with Toni King

I Have added a new series to my blog and it has everything to do with you. I am conducting audio interviews for me (and the world) to learn more about what you do and what you stand for. In this interview, I am speaking with Toni King! She has been an active facebook friend [...]

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Stop Looking At Your Watch!!!

I had an experience today which was closely followed by some kind of epiphany. Let me take you down the road of what developed: Today was my first day at a new office. It was exciting, you know, getting to meet new people, starting fresh in a new place. I had a feeling like it [...]

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Passion or Practicality?…That is the Question

As bad as the economic downturn was for many of us (and believe me it was BAD for a while there) I was provided with a great opportunity. The opportunity to go back to school and complete my (traditional) education. I call it an opportunity because after so many years in business, finance and training, [...]

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Passing Success on to The Next Generation

We all play many roles in our lives, mother, fathers, students, teachers, etc. etc. So many roles that sometimes they tend to get away from us. For me one of these important roles is of an uncle. If you read my dedication post to my sisters, you know that I have two sisters. They have [...]

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Do You Have Too Much on Your Plate Or Your Mind?

Does it seem that there are not enough hours in the day for you to do everything you want to get done? Do you ever reach the end of your day feeling exhausted and while you are reviewing your day, you find out that you got almost nothing done? How can this happen? You are [...]

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My Secret Weapon for Credit Repair (At Least One of Them)

For many years one of my biggest niches in the mortgage industry was helping people who did not qualify for a home loan improve their credit standing in order to become approve-able. It took me some years and a lot of studying to get to the point that I could look at a credit report, [...]

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The Biggest Problems with Credit Counseling Agencies (Part 3)

The next problem I have found with most of these programs is the issue of due dates. Based on your monthly ritual of paying bills, you already have a really good understanding of due dates. Every credit card you have has a different due date and maybe even different grace periods. This is one reason [...]

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The Biggest Problems with Credit Counseling Agencies (Part 2)

Now that we know what these programs are, let’s get into the deeper, scarier issues. The first real issue I have found with these types of companies is an issue of responsibility. You are giving money to a third party on a monthly basis in order for that third party to make your (hopefully adjusted) [...]

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